Jane Magnus-Stinson

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Jane Magnus-Stinson
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Current Court Information:
United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
Title:   Judge
Position:   Seat #1
Service:
Appointed by:   Barack Obama
Active:   6/9/2010 - Present
Preceded by:   Larry McKinney
Past post:   Magistrate Judge
Past term:   2007 - 2010
Personal History
Born:   1958
Home State:   LaCrosse, WI
Bachelors:   Butler U., B.A., 1979
Law School:   Indiana U. School of Law, J.D., 1983

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Jane Elizabeth Magnus-Stinson is a federal magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. [1][2]

Magnus-Stimson has been confirmed for a seat as a federal judge on the Southern District of Indiana. She will take her seat on the court after receiving her commission. She was nominated by President Obama.

Early life and education

Magnus-Stimson graduated from Butler University in 1979 with her bachelor's degree and graduated with her law degree from the Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis in 1983. [2][3][4]

Professional career

Magnus-Stimson maintained a civil litigation practice with Lewis & Wagner from 1983 to 1990. [3] From 1991 to 1995, Magnus-Stimson was legal counsel and deputy chief of staff to then-Indiana Governor and current U.S. Senator Evan Bayh. She was a Superior Court Judge for Marion County from 1995 to 2007 and was appointed to a full eight year term as a federal magistrate judge in 2007. [2][5]

Judicial career

Southern District of Indiana

On January 18, 2010 Magnus-Stinson was recommended for nomination as a justice for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana to President Obama by Senators Evan Bayh and Richard Lugar. The seat that Magnus-Stinson was nominated for was vacated when Larry McKinney took senior status in 2009. [3][6]

Magnus-Stinson received a rating of "Unanimously Well Qualified" from the American Bar Association. [7]

Judiciary Committee hearing

Magnus-Stinson's Public Questionnaire Available Here
Questions for the Record Available Here

Magnus-Stinson had a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on February 11, 2010. [7] The Committee voted to forward her nomination to the full Senate on March 11, 2010 and the Senate voted to confirm her on June 7, 2010 by voice vote. [8]

Awards and Associations

  • Member of the Indianapolis Bar Association
  • Chair of the Indianapolis Bar Association Pro Bono Standing Committee
  • Co-chair of the Indianapolis Bar Association Professionalism Committee
  • Moderator of the Indianapolis Bar Association leadership series
  • Named Outstanding Judge by the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence
  • Received the Outstanding Service Award from the Indiana Coalition Against Sexual Assault [1]

See also

External links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 White House Press Release "President Obama Nominates Five to Serve on the United States District Court Bench", January 20, 2010
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Indianapolis Star "Marion County judge could make history", January 19, 2010
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Bayh Press Release "Senator Bayh Makes Historic Judicial Announcements", January 18, 2010
  4. ↑ Biography from Federal Judicial Center
  5. ↑ Indy Star "Bayh recommends 2 women for U.S. judgeships", January 18, 2010
  6. ↑ WIBC "Two Indianapolis Judges to Be Nominated to Federal Bench", January 18, 2010
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Judicial Nomination Materials
  8. ↑ Judicial Nominations and Confirmations: 111th Congress
Federal judicial offices
Preceded by:
Larry McKinney 		Southern District of Indiana
2010–Current
Seat #1 		Succeeded by:
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